Everyday, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. Do the Billion$ FAP Care?

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[h=2]Sad Sinkees Are Killing Themselves Everyday[/h]

For people in their 30s and 40s who try to kill themselves, the trigger is often failed relationships and huge debts, said Ms Esther Lim of SGH. -- TNP FILE PHOTO

By Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent

Every day, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. At least one succeeds.

Doctors and medical social workers say those trying to kill themselves also appear to be getting younger.

The problem used to affect mainly the elderly, but in recent years it has spread to those in their 30s and 40s, said Ms Esther Lim, head of medical social services at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

For them, the trigger is often failed relationships and huge debts, she said. The rate of suicide attempts is based on information from hospitals.

The bigger ones, such as SGH and the National University Hospital (NUH), say they deal with one case a day.

Smaller ones such as Khoo Teck Puat Hospital have a case every other day.​

 

[Leongsam]

Re: Everyday, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. Do the Billion$ FAP C

Why should the govt have to bother about losers who can't appreciate the daily joy of being alive?

 

[Ramseth]

Re: Everyday, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. Do the Billion$ FAP C

Why should the govt have to bother about losers who can't appreciate the daily joy of being alive?

Because there's money to be made. Make them pay for their medical fees and suicide charge fines.

 

[Lestat]

Re: Everyday, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. Do the Billion$ FAP C

Ok, not that bad. At least they are not killing themselves for fun.

 

[Confuseous]

Re: Everyday, four or five people in Singapore attempt suicide. Do the Billion$ FAP C

At the rate this is going (another body was found in Pandan Reservoir yesterday, not at Bedok) Vivian will have to think a new way to stop these 'copy-cat' suicides.

In Japan, the 'ultimate revenge' of a family member against his familiy is to commit suicide by jumping in front of the bullet train. The family is later billed for the loss of revenue and cost of disruption, by the train company I believe.

Maybe Ms Saw may want to include this potential revenue source in her business plans.